Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-24
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EDITOR Record. Union On. the l4tl
of June, 1897, the writer OF this was il
The mall or drive of St. james Parl
fplayine with q number OF boys), wher
the rear gate OF st. James Palace was
thrown open. First came two outriders
on horseback, then carriage with foal
horses and two positions, all going al
full speed. In the carriage there were
two gentlemen, muffied up, wearing
white hats ard light colored over.
coats. One of the gentlemen, who was
feeble and aged, was King William
w. going to Windsor Castle to die. He
died on the night Of June 9th.
Couriers were Immediately dispatched
to London with the news, for this was
before the age of telegraphs and rail.
roads; at least they we're then in their
infancy. On the morning OF June 20,
1897. a similar carriage came through
the park, along the mall, and through
the same gates to old st. James Palace
Ii was the Princess Victoria aud her
mother, the Duchess OF Kent, just arrived
from Kcnsington Palace (iess than two
miles distant.) In about two hours the
Princess came out, dressed In the royal
robes, accompanied by number OF car
riaees containing members OF the Gov
eminent and the aristocracy, this time
escorted by troops of horse and light
guards. The procession marched along
the park, through Whitehall, along
Charing Cross Strand, Temple Bar.
Ludgate Hill and on to Guildhail and
the Mansion House, where the process
ion was met by the Lord Mayor, Alder
men and city officials. The Princess Vic
toria was sworn in by the Lord Mayor
and proclaimed by him Queen OF the
Realm. The flags that had been flying
at half mast were now raised mast high,
the signal was given, cheering com.
menced and the vast crowds shouted till
thew were hoarse with the words: "The
King is dead; long live the Queen!
The big bell of st. Paups cathedral,
which had been tolling all the morning,
and is tolled only on royal death, now
gave way to the ringing OF bells and
chimes of all the churches. The guns
at all the castles, fores, parks and bar.
racks fired their royal salutes and the
excitement was attits height.
non June 2S, 1888, the grandest process
sion that ever was seen IN London took
place when Victoria was crowned and
anointed, in Westminster Abbey, Queen
Of Great Britain and all the Colo.
MES. The procession was several
miles long. Members of all the royal
families Of Europe, as well as many OF
the old Waterloo heroes, were present
on this occasion. At night the illumini'
tiont. boniires and fireworks all over
London and England were the grandest
that money could procure. All the thea.
tiers, concert halls. and all places OF
amusement were thrown open free to
everybody, for mirth and jolity reigned
gu preme. February 10, 1910, another
grand procession took place in the mall,
when Qaeen Victoria left Buckingham
Palace for st. James Chapel Royal Tin
the palace) to be married to Prince AL.
bert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha. The rain
on this OCCASION came down In torrents,
but the spectators kept their places till
the procession returned.
Fifty years have come and gone, and
the writer of this, who saw from the
outside the last of William and the first
of Victoria, wildly remembers the
scenes. There were very few, not over
q dozen, present on these two occasions,
but of them, and the vast crowds at the
vast crowds at the coronation and we'd
ding professions, how few are now liv-
ing who can write about the same.
Thus he thinks he should pen these few
lines of history on Queen Victoria's
Jubilee, which occurs on Monday, June
20, 1887, when the coronation scenes
are to be re.enacted in London and
Westminster Abbey.
RICHARD DALE.